IIMB launches Digital Governance and Data Management Programme for National Informatics Centre officers

Executive Education Programmes at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore recently launched the first batch of the ‘Digital Governance and Data Management Programme’ for officers of the National Informatics Centre, marking the beginning of three planned batches to be conducted during the year. Designed and developed under the leadership of Programme Directors Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri of the Information Systems area, IIMB, Dr. R Srinivasan, Chairperson, Centre for Digital Public Goods and faculty of the Strategy area, IIMB, and Prof. Rahul Dé, former IIMB faculty of the Information Systems area, the programme aims to strengthen capabilities in digital governance, AI-enabled public administration, data management, cybersecurity and citizen-centric digital transformation.

The week-long programme brings together contemporary themes such as Responsible AI and Algorithmic Governance, Data Visualization, Digital Public Infrastructure, ML and Analytics in Public Administration, Data Interoperability, Cybersecurity Governance Frameworks, Data Privacy, India Stack and Digital Transformation. The inaugural event featured Chief Guest Dr. R K Pathak, who addressed the participating officers, highlighting the growing importance of technology-led governance and data-driven public service delivery in India’s digital transformation journey.